Four years after taking control of the Taliban in August 2021, the extent and severity of the women’s rights crisis continue to intensify. Afghanistan is the only country in the world where girls are prohibited from frequenting high school school.
However, in a national door to door survey with more than 2,000 Afghans, more than nine out of 10 supported the right of girls to learn.
“” It is clear: despite the existing prohibitions, the Afghan people want their daughters to exercise their right to education“Said Sofia Calltorp, United Nations‘s Head of Humanitarian Actionto one press conference in Geneva on Friday.
“Education is the difference”
An prolonged humanitarian crisis continues in Afghanistan, associated with systemic and institutionalized restrictions on the rights of women and girls.
Ms. Calltorp insisted that it was more important than ever to continue investing in Afghan community organizations, which offer health care, mental health support and a chance to connect.
“” In a country where half of the population lives in poverty, education is the difference between despair and the possibility“She said, expressing their desire to return to a school environment.
“” It’s almost always the first thing that girls tell us – they are desperate to learn and just want to have the chance to win an education“Said the special representative of UN women in Afghanistan, Susan Ferguson.
One year after the introduction of a so-called the law of morality, a set of radified restrictions, the new alert highlights the normalization of the deepening of the women’s rights crisis.
NGO work ban
The Taliban ban on women working for NGOs – announced almost three years ago – continues to have a devastating impact, said UN women.
More than half of NGOs in Afghanistan report that this affected their ability to achieve women and girls with vital services.
A survey on United Nations women conducted in July and August revealed that 97% of Afghan women said it had a negative impact.
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